shanty
1a crudely built hut, cabin, or house.
of, relating to, or constituting a shanty or shanties: a shanty quarter outside the town walls.
of a low economic or social class, especially when living in a shanty: shanty people.
to inhabit a shanty.
Origin of shanty
1Other words from shanty
- shan·ty·like, adjective
Words Nearby shanty
Other definitions for shanty (2 of 2)
a sailors' song, especially one sung in rhythm to work.
Origin of shanty
2- Also chant·y, chan·tey [shan-tee, chan-] /ˈʃæn ti, ˈtʃæn-/ .
- Sometimes shan·tey .
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How to use shanty in a sentence
They were locals, lower-income people passing by on their way to their jobs, bike riders, and people from the surrounding shanties.
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The handwarming story of how Bernie Sanders got his inauguration mittens | Travis Andrews | January 21, 2021 | Washington PostAfter you’ve finished with the Wellerman, give “Sloop John B,” The Beach Boys’ own sea shanty adaptation, a listen.
Sea shanties show TikTok is the global proving grounds for culture | Robert Hackett | January 19, 2021 | FortuneIf you’ve visited social media lately—and surely you haven’t because we’re all keeping good on our New Year’s resolutions—you’ve probably encountered a sea shanty.
Sea shanties show TikTok is the global proving grounds for culture | Robert Hackett | January 19, 2021 | FortuneWhether the task was rowing, hoisting sails or hauling nets, the hand-over-hand beat of sea shanties was intended to help sailors keep time with each other.
In These Tumultuous Times, Sea Shanty TikToks Have Suddenly Become a Port in the Storm | Megan McCluskey | January 13, 2021 | Time
Then Valls ordered their makeshift shanty-towns and trailer parks in several cities torn down.
Roma Immigrants Have Set France on Edge | Christopher Dickey, Alice Guilhamon | October 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was in full sight from the door of the little shanty in which Aunt Ri's carpet-loom stood.
Ramona | Helen Hunt JacksonThey crossed the road, and entered the huge shanty, and stood apologetically near the door.
Hilda Lessways | Arnold BennettWould you mind asking your Jap to make us some sandwiches and come with me up to my mountain shanty?
Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton"Calculate we kin git a drink there," said Scattergood, pointing to a little shanty in a clearing by the roadside.
Scattergood Baines | Clarence Budington KellandI got his affidavit, and we parted the best of friends, he urging me to call at his shanty and see Mary Jane and the kids.
The Cromptons | Mary J. Holmes
British Dictionary definitions for shanty (1 of 2)
/ (ˈʃæntɪ) /
a ramshackle hut; crude dwelling
Australian and NZ a public house, esp an unlicensed one
(formerly, in Canada)
a log bunkhouse at a lumber camp
the camp itself
Origin of shanty
1British Dictionary definitions for shanty (2 of 2)
shantey US chanty or chantey (ˈʃæntɪ, ˈtʃæn-)
/ (ˈʃæntɪ) /
a song originally sung by sailors, esp a rhythmic one forming an accompaniment to work
Origin of shanty
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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